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Failed to delete Logs folder inside - C:\Windows\System32\winevt
I found event log folder consumed 79GB in my windows 2008 r2 server. I treid to delete the logs inside folder path - C:\Windows\System32\winevt , but failed as it prompting the filde folder in use.
Please advice how may i delete this folder log
Please advice how may i delete this folder log
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Hi,
You can try another option .Go to Event viewer and delete the logs manually .
You can try another option .Go to Event viewer and delete the logs manually .
Current files can not be deleted. Identifying what creates these files, and possibly altering the location where they are stored and/or limiting the logging settings.
Open eventvwr and check your settings for the various entries.
Is this system configured as a central repository (event forwarder) IE you have splunk or similar aggregator of events.